Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
حمي
Parts of Speech
Noun (5×), Verb (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
6 times across 5 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root حمي across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root حمي (Hmy) primarily means to protect, guard, or defend something or someone from harm or danger.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ḥ-m-y
Listen: حَامِيَةٌۢ 101:11
Root letters: ح — م — ي

Word Family Tree (6 forms)

All word forms derived from the root حمي as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Noun Verb

Concordance — 6 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root حمي appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (4) · Verb (1)

Noun (4 verses — showing first 5)

The Calamity, The Stunning Blow, The Disaster, The Terrible Calamity 101:11 Noun
نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): It is a Fire, intensely hot
Victory, Conquest 48:26 Noun
إِذۡ جَعَلَ ٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِی قُلُوبِهِمُ ٱلۡحَمِیَّةَ حَمِیَّةَ ٱلۡجَـٰهِلِیَّةِ فَأَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ سَكِینَتَهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَسُولِهِۦ وَعَلَى ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِینَ وَأَلۡزَمَهُمۡ كَلِمَةَ ٱلتَّقۡوَىٰ وَكَانُوۤا۟ أَحَقَّ بِهَا وَأَهۡلَهَاۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَیۡءٍ عَلِیمࣰا ۝٢٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): When those who disbelieved had put into their hearts chauvinism - the chauvinism of the time of ignorance. But Allah sent down His tranquillity upon His Messenger and upon the believers and imposed upon them the word of righteousness, and they were more deserving of it and worthy of it. And ever is Allah , of all things, Knowing
The Table, The Table Spread 5:103 Noun
مَا جَعَلَ ٱللَّهُ مِنۢ بَحِیرَةࣲ وَلَا سَاۤىِٕبَةࣲ وَلَا وَصِیلَةࣲ وَلَا حَامࣲ وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوا۟ یَفۡتَرُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡكَذِبَۖ وَأَكۡثَرُهُمۡ لَا یَعۡقِلُونَ ۝١٠٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Allah has not appointed [such innovations as] Bahira, Sa’ibah, WaYilah, or Ham. But those who disbelieve invent falsehood about Allah , and most of them do not reason
The Overwhelming, The Overwhelming Calamity, The Pall 88:4 Noun
تَصْلَىٰ نَارًا حَامِيَةً
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): They will [enter to] burn in an intensely hot Fire

Derived Forms (6)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
حَامِيَةٌۢ ḥaāmiyahun Noun
حَامِيَةً ḥaāmiyahan Noun
حَمِيَّةَ ḥamiyaha Noun
ٱلْحَمِيَّةَ lḥamiyaha Noun
يُحْمَىٰ yuḥmaā Verb
حَامٍ ḥaāmin Noun